Deni⁷

'97 || she/her || I draw, mostly BTS/ MDZS and now TGCF fanart

[Deni⁷ @illuminjoo]

🐰 Art threat and links

✨️ IG: https://t.co/CmCGq5nXgD
✨️ Tumblr: https://t.co/QFw5luGXgP
✨️ kofi: https://t.co/VmWqCu4fu5

[편우 @pyeonu11]

그림은 삘 받을 때 잔뜩 그리는 편이에요

[🌱 Mio @taemintbonbon]

Painting process ~ bonus illustration for [Thrice Married To A Salted Fish Vol.3] @gomanga

#linqingyu #tmsf #mtsf #saltedsnake

[Deni⁷ @illuminjoo]

@AnnamiBananami Hello annami!! Thank you 🥰

[Deni⁷ @illuminjoo]

Finally got to draw swim Jimin, happy festa everyone!

[BTS_official @bts_bighit]

#방탄소년단 데뷔쇼케이스에 와주신 분들 와주셔서 고맙습니다! 모두모두 조심히 돌아가세요! 그리고 내일 엠카운트다운에서 만나요^^*

[集成電路🐿️イコ @ico_ovo]

「We will meet again.🌖 」
#Evangelion #エヴァ

[Haim @joohaimma]

#mdzs

만두 100판 주세요

[-ˏ Shugárt | slowest artist in the world @minshugart]

happy birthday hua cheng!! ❤️‍🔥 #tgcf #hualian

[이담 | Coloso @edam1474826]

석양 스포트라이트
같은 난색계열인데 빛에 따라 분위기가 다르다

[colin @colin_goldmund]

During the recent concert, an ARMY held up a sign for RM that read, “Your lyrics are poetry.” RM later posted a photo of that banner on Instagram.

As my longtime ARMY friends know, I may be one of the biggest admirers of RM’s writing. Over the years, I have translated many of his lyrics, and I have approached each one with a great deal of respect and care.

Because with RM, a literal translation often is not enough.

His lyrics are packed with metaphors, symbolism, double meanings, and wordplay. Many of those layers disappear if the translator focuses only on the dictionary meaning of each word.

The challenge is not merely to translate what RM wrote, but to understand what he was trying to express and then recreate that experience for readers in another language.

In many ways, the process is similar to Deborah Smith’s translation of Han Kang’s work. She did far more than move words from Korean into English. She interpreted. She shaped each sentence so it felt natural and literary in English while preserving the emotional and thematic core of the original. Her work helped bring Han Kang to a global audience and was an important part of the path that ultimately led to Han Kang receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024.

That is how I have always viewed translating RM.

Not as a mechanical exercise. Not as a word-for-word conversion. But as an attempt to carry across the imagery, emotions, and intentions hidden inside the lyrics.

To remind ourselves why RM's lyrics are indeed poetry, I have decided to revisit and rework my earlier analyses and translations from mono. It remains, in my view, one of the greatest Korean albums ever made. Every song contains lines that reward careful reading, and every verse feels crafted with the attention of a poet rather than merely a songwriter.

I will be posting these revised analyses in the Articles section, beginning today with “Seoul.”

Even if you read my original translation back in 2019, I hope you will take another look. This new version is much more extensive.

I revisited old interpretations, expanded the analysis, explored several of RM’s metaphors and wordplays in greater depth, and incorporated thoughts that only emerged after years of living with the album.

Seven years have passed since mono was released.

Yet the words still resonate.

The images still linger.

And RM remains the poet in our hearts.

[Bulletproof_studio07 @Glasscore_06]

#2026BTSFESTA

[christa⁷ 💜 아리랑 @ryuminating]

🐨 We thought that the response would be divided when the album came out, even the title Arirang. But as a player who took part, it felt like a miracle that the album came out. Really. Whether anything is lacking or ppl don't like it, we released an album like we promised.

[Haim @joohaimma]

#TGCF

[💙 ᴮᴱ바다⁷ 💐 (SLOW) 💙 @eternalhyyh]

🐱 Two days ago, I went to the shopping mall and came across so many armys
🐱 They just see me, get surprised and go away *laughs*
🐱 It was so nice, their manners were so good

[Deni⁷ @illuminjoo]

La selva maya está en peligro, y tú lo sabes mejor que nadie, @semarnat_mx. No le falles a México: di #NoAPerfectDay

[Mafer @xrapzerx]

No tiene nada q ver con bts PERO el proyecto en Mahahual está dejando daños ambientales que podrían ser irreversibles. Destruir manglares, afectar arrecifes y alterar el ecosistema no es "desarrollo". Por favor ayuden firmando en el link de abajo!! 🙏🏻

[miran_ @aiglej95]

CDMX 🖤

[Museo Frida Kahlo @museofridakahlo]

🇲🇽 Desde la #CasaAzul nos emociona que Frida y Diego sigan inspirando a artistas en todo el mundo. En esta ocasión, RM de @BTS_twt visitó este espacio de arte y creación, dejando en el libro de visitantes un mensaje emotivo:

“La vida vale la pena vivirla y el amor es tan hermoso… Su legado seguirá brillando e inspirando a muchas generaciones.”

Gracias por seguir acercando nuevas generaciones al universo de Frida y Diego.

¡Viva la vida!

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🌎 From the Frida Kahlo Museum, we are happy to see Frida and Diego inspiring artists around the world.

RM from BTS visited this space of art and creativity, leaving a message in the guestbook:

“Life is worth living, and love is so beautiful… Their legacy will continue to shine and inspire many generations.”

Thank you for connecting new generations with the world of Frida and Diego.

¡Viva la vida!